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Better News Podcast
Hosted by Ricky Alcantar - Cross of Grace Church · EN
The gospel is always better news than you think. The gospel is God’s power to save, restore, encourage, and shape us. This weekday podcast features messages from Ricky Alcantar at Cross of Grace Church in El Paso, TX.
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Grace For All - Stop Vandalizing Art, Part 2
5d ago00:26:00Tap to summarizeIf you're a believer and people around you know that you follow Jesus, how do they know? Jesus said that people would know His disciples by their love for one another and people should. Is that what they see when they see you? Pastor Ricky is going to encourage fellowship with other believers and to mutually build each other up in your walks with Christ. If you're made to live like Jesus, then you're to love everyone. He had compassion on all the hurting people around Him and that's what your life should look like too. "Mighty Fortress" by Sovereign Grace Music, used with permission.
Transcribe →Grace For All - Stop Vandalizing Art, Part 1
6d ago00:26:00Tap to summarizeIn so many ways Jesus was the perfect example of what a Christian’s life should look like. He was compassionate on the people that He met, He took time to be alone with God and as Pastor Ricky is going to show us today, He's gentle and loving to us. Even though He's all-powerful and has no limits, He exercised strength and authority when needed but also temperance and gentleness when needed. As followers of Jesus, that's what our life should look like. "Mighty Fortress" by Sovereign Grace Music, used with permission.
Transcribe →Grace For All - The Glorious Music of Gospel Centrality, Part 2
1w ago00:26:00Tap to summarizeGod has amazing plans for the Christians that follow his Word and live a life that's different from the world. While it's not guaranteed to be easy, you are guaranteed to have your needs met. God won't abandon or forsake you. Today Pastor Ricky is going to encourage you to remember Jesus’ sacrifice for you and that you're meant to not just accept God's gift of salvation and then forget about it but to go out and live like you've been changed, to live like Jesus and to point other people to Him through how you live. "Mighty Fortress" by Sovereign Grace Music, used with permission.
Transcribe →Grace For All - The Glorious Music of Gospel Centrality, Part 1
1w ago00:26:00Tap to summarizeNobody deserves salvation. Everyone has sinned and we've all done evil in the sight of God. We don't deserve to spend eternity with Him after going against His will. However, as Pastor Ricky is going to show us today, God still accepts us. We'll see the main message of the Bible is that Jesus came to save you and me from our sins and we have a purpose to live out once we come to know Him as our personal Savior. Everything in the scriptures points towards Jesus and what He did for you and me. "Mighty Fortress" by Sovereign Grace Music, used with permission.
Transcribe →Grace For All - The Friends You Made Along the Way, Part 2
1w ago00:26:00Tap to summarizeChristians are all a part of the body of Christ. They're all children of God and all part of the same family. That's why, as you'll get to see today with Pastor Ricky, fellowship with Unity in Christ. God wants all believers to live in unity with Christ and with each other. He loves to see the gathering of His people as they encourage each other in love and fellowship. God made all of us with the need for fellowship with other believers. Today Pastor Ricky is going to show us how important it is to know other believers in our walk with God. You're not meant to go through this life alone. You're a part of the body of Christ with others and everyone has a role to play for Christ. "Mighty Fortress" by Sovereign Grace Music, used with permission.
Transcribe →Grace For All - The Friends You Made Along the Way, Part 1
2w ago00:26:00Tap to summarizeChristians are all a part of the body of Christ. They're all children of God and all part of the same family. That's why, as you'll get to see today with Pastor Ricky, fellowship with other believers is so important. Everyone's made with the need for fellowship and friendship, whether you know it or not. God calls Christians to live in harmony with each other and to make it evident to anyone that's not a believer yet, how much love flows from your heart towards other believers. God calls us to live in harmony with one another. "Mighty Fortress" by Sovereign Grace Music, used with permission.
Transcribe →Grace For All - A Stranger to Everything and a Castaway, Part 2
2w ago00:26:00Tap to summarizeWe've probably all heard that story about the ugly duckling, that poor little bird that couldn't walk like a duck, swim like a duck or quack like a duck. He knew that he was different from the other ducks but what he didn't know was that he wasn't a duck at all. He was a swan. In today's message, Pastor Ricky reminds you that you'll never find true identity in anything from this world. You might try to walk, quack, and swim like a duck but no matter where you think you fit in, the only place that you can be truly fulfilled is in Christ. "Mighty Fortress" by Sovereign Grace Music, used with permission.
Transcribe →Grace For All - A Stranger to Everything and a Castaway, Part 1
2w ago00:26:00Tap to summarizeThe world is not right. We have divisions of ethnicity, race, class, economic status, and all kinds of other things. This isn't the way that it's supposed to be. We're not supposed to be at odds with each other over who's better and who's not. We were never meant to live that way. In today's message, Pastor Ricky teaches how we got this way and where restoration can be found. The problem isn't new. It's actually been around since the very first humans, Adam and Eve, but how can things be put back right? "Mighty Fortress" by Sovereign Grace Music, used with permission.
Transcribe →Grace For All - Main Character Energy, Part 2
2w ago00:26:00Tap to summarizeHave you ever heard of FOMO? It's an acronym that stands for Fear Of Missing Out. How many of us have this fear of missing out so much that it causes us to be control freaks? We go around in life taking control of everything because we're afraid of what we might miss out on. Well in today's message, Pastor Ricky teaches that you need to let go of that fear and trust that God has the perfect place for you in His plan. It might not be what you've expected but do you really want to miss out on what God has for your life? "Mighty Fortress" by Sovereign Grace Music, used with permission.
Transcribe →Grace For All - Main Character Energy, Part 1
2w ago00:26:00Tap to summarizeIt's very true that for most, if not all of us, in our own minds we're the center of the universe. We're constantly hearing and seeing messages like ‘Live your best life’ and ‘Be all that you can be’. The world really encourages us to view ourselves as the main character in life. In today's message, Pastor Ricky gives you a shift in thinking from the book of Ephesians, chapter two. Instead of you being the main character, you'll see how the universe truly does revolve around God. The story is really about Him. "Mighty Fortress" by Sovereign Grace Music, used with permission.
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